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Richard "Ricketts" Copeland 1768–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 SEP 1844

Death Location: Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Joseph Copeland

Mother: Sarah Seahorn

Spouse(s): Mary Polly

Children(s): Lucinda Copeland, William Copeland, Joseph Copeland, Jessie Copeland, Branch Copeland, Hamilton Copeland, Wiley Copeland, Reuben Copeland, Allen Copeland, James Copeland, Joseph Copeland, Charlotte Copeland

Richard "Ricketts" Copeland was born in 1768 in Chatham, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Copeland And Sarah Jane Seahorn. In 1800, Richard "Ricketts" Copeland resided in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States. In 1825, Richard "Ricketts" Copeland resided in Tennessee. Richard "Ricketts" Copeland married Mary Polly, and had children including Allen Copeland, Branch James Copeland, Charlotte Copeland, Hamilton Copeland, James W Copeland, Jessie Copeland, Joseph Copeland, Lucinda S Copeland, Reuben Copeland, Wiley Copeland, William Copeland. Richard "Ricketts" Copeland passed away in 1844 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard "Ricketts" Copeland was born in 1768 in Chatham, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Copeland And Sarah Jane Seahorn.
  • In 1800, Richard "Ricketts" Copeland resided in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1825, Richard "Ricketts" Copeland resided in Tennessee.
  • Richard "Ricketts" Copeland married Mary Polly, and had children including Allen Copeland, Branch James Copeland, Charlotte Copeland, Hamilton Copeland, James W Copeland, Jessie Copeland, Joseph Copeland, Lucinda S Copeland, Reuben Copeland, Wiley Copeland, William Copeland.
  • Richard "Ricketts" Copeland passed away in 1844 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Copeland
1728–1816
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Seahorn
1734–1820
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
SS

Spouses(s)

Mary Polly
1768–
Birth Location: Ireland
MP

Children(s)

Lucinda Copeland
1796–
Birth Location: , Jefferson, Alabama, USA
LC
William Copeland
1798–1849
Birth Location: Annexed, Washington, Virginia, USA
WC
Joseph Copeland
1798–
Birth Location: , Jefferson, Alabama, USA
JC
Jessie Copeland
1800–
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
JC
Branch Copeland
1802–
Birth Location: , Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
BC
Hamilton Copeland
1802–
Birth Location: , Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
HC
Wiley Copeland
1804–1858
Birth Location: , Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
WC
Reuben Copeland
1805–
Birth Location: Annexed, Washington, Virginia, USA
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Allen Copeland
1816–
Birth Location: , , Mississippi, USA
AC
James Copeland
1792–1865
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
JC
Joseph Copeland
1790–
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee
JC
Charlotte Copeland
1794–1887
Birth Location: Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
CC

Richard Copeland's Ancestors

Self
Richard Copeland
1768–1844
Birth Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Copeland
1728–1816
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane) Seahorn
1734–1820
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Nicholas Copeland
1697–1742
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Jane) Lott
1701–1760
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Copeland
1677–1726
Mary Woodley
1675–1785
Aaron Lott
1675–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Copeland
1642–1693
Elizabeth Taberer
1643–1715
Andrew Woodley
1640–1720
Elizabeth Goddard
1646–

Richard Copeland's Descendants

1.
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Richard ("Ricketts") Copeland (1768–30 SEP 1844) m. Mary Polly (ABT 1768–)
  1. 1. Lucinda (S) Copeland 1796–
  2. 2. William Copeland 1798–1849
  3. 3. Joseph Copeland 1798–
  4. 4. Jessie Copeland 1800–
  5. 5. Branch (James) Copeland 1802–
  6. 6. Hamilton Copeland 1802–
  7. 7. Wiley Copeland 1804–1858
  8. 8. Reuben Copeland 1805–
  9. 9. Allen Copeland 1816–
  10. 10. James (W.) Copeland 1792–1865
  11. 11. Joseph Copeland 1790–
  12. 12. Charlotte Copeland 1794–1887 m. Thompson Cowan 1787– m. Thomas (R.) Evans 1794–
    1. 1. James (C B) Evans 1821– m. Hetta 1832–
    2. 2. William (M J) Evans 1824–
    3. 3. Thomas (B) Evans 1831–
    4. 4. Elvira (E) Evans 1832–
    5. 5. Lucinda (Ella) Evans 1827–1912 m. Benjamin (Jackson) Wyche 1823–1883
      1. 1. William (Evans) Wyche 1847–1853
      2. 2. Mary ((Mollie) E) Wyche 1849–1913
      3. 3. Frances (Charlotte) Wyche 1852–1855
      4. 4. Hugh (Mathewson) Wyche 1854–1891
      5. 5. Dora (Lucinda) Wyche 1857–1937
      6. 6. Louis (Hubert) Wyche 1858–1912
      7. 7. Benjamin (Jackson) Wyche 1860–1936
      8. 8. Emma (Isabella) Wyche 1863–1945
      9. 9. Mahala (Idella) Wyche 1866–
      10. 10. Elizabeth (Alice) Wyche 1868–
    6. 6. Mary (Jane) Cowan 1812–1891 m. Fletcher (Bruce) Williams 1825–1898 m. Thomas Moore 1798–1848
      1. 1. Lucinda (C) Williams 1851–1852
      2. 2. Samuel (Wright) Williams 1853–1926 m. Ellen Northcut 1853–1947 m. Sarah (Eliza) Thompson 1854–1897
        1. 1. Joseph (Rush) Williams 1875–1946
        2. 2. Columbus (Bruce) Williams 1877–1953
        3. 3. Margaret (Elizabeth) Williams 1879–1928
        4. 4. Samuel (Murray) Williams 1882–
        5. 5. Mary (Eliza) Williams 1882–
        6. 6. Willie (Rufus) Williams 1888–1940
      3. 3. James (Fletcher) Williams 1856–1913 m. Mary (Augusta) Thompson 1858–1884
        1. 1. Thomas (E.) Williams 1879–
      4. 4. William (C) Moore 1831–1832
      5. 5. Ed (B.) Moore 1835–1846
      6. 6. Columbus (J) Moore 1844–1914 m. Ellen (E) O'Neill 1845–1888
        1. 1. Henry (Rufus) Moore 1880–1963 m. Vera Stampley 1883–1977
        2. 2. Seth (Thomas) Moore 1878–1942 m. Marian (M) Sturges 1875–1962
        3. 3. Columbus (Arthur) Moore 1875–1943 m. Estella Wilson 1883–
        4. 4. Samuel (Emmett) Moore 1872–1952 m. Margaret (Ella) Winn 1872–1952
      7. 7. Margaret (Charlotte Elizabeth) Moore 1847–1922 m. James (Lavert) Weaver 1840–1911
        1. 1. Samuel (Lod) Weaver 1872–1940
        2. 2. Mary (Emmie) Weaver 1876–1959 m. Oran (Macan) Paris 1876–
        3. 3. Hattie (E.) Weaver 1887–1945
        4. 4. Willie (L) Weaver 1893–1978 m. Henry (Burford) Nowlin 1894–1970
        5. 5. Katie (L.) Weaver 1884–1935 m. Worth (Baker) Forester 1875–1957
      8. 8. Rufus (B.) Moore 1840–1863
      9. 9. Martin (Van Buren) Moore 1838–1884 m. Harriet (L.) Manning 1845– m. Ada ("Addie" Virginia) Sheeler 1859–1951
        1. 1. Amanda Moore 1870–
        2. 2. F.W. Moore 1872–
        3. 3. Thomas (Omer) Moore 1878–1958 m. Lou (Alma) Toal 1896–1960
        4. 4. Mary (C.) Moore 1866–
        5. 5. Columbia Moore 1880–1943 m. James (Isaac Augustus) Jeffries 1889–1963
        6. 6. Lavisa (Milam) Moore 1874–1948 m. Benjamine (F) Watson 1872–1959
      10. 10. Thomas (R) Moore 1834–1880 m. Mary (S.) Vest 1842–1926
        1. 1. Henry Moore 1872–
        2. 2. Della Moore 1871–
        3. 3. Robert (Travis) Moore 1866–1940 m. Nancy (Jane) Allen 1884–
        4. 4. Amanda ("Mandy" Jane) Moore 1858–1924 m. Vanerson (E.) Jones 1855– m. Joseph (Richard) Hinkle 1852–
        5. 5. William (R) Moore 1861– m. Sarah L. 1881–
        6. 6. C (J) Moore 1862–
    7. 7. Nancy (M) Cowan 1815–

Richard Copeland's Timeline

8 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Richard "Ricketts" Copeland in Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
1800
1800
Age 32
Richard "Ricketts" Copeland resided here in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
1825
1825
Age 57
Richard "Ricketts" Copeland resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1837
1837
Age 69
Richard "Ricketts" Copeland resided here in Oktibbeha County, MS
Oktibbeha County, MS
1840
1 June 1840
Age 72
Richard "Ricketts" Copeland resided here in Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
1841
1841
Age 73
Richard "Ricketts" Copeland resided here in Oktibbeha County, MS
Oktibbeha County, MS
1841
1841
Age 73
Richard "Ricketts" Copeland resided here in Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
1844
30 SEP 1844
Age 76
Death of Richard "Ricketts" Copeland in Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1233.046; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Tennessee, Early Tax List Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Oktibbeha County, MS
    Record Source: Mississippi Census, 1805-90

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1840
    Event Place: Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Oktibbeha, Mississippi; Roll: 218; Page: 127.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Oktibbeha County, MS
    Record Source: Mississippi Census, 1805-90

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Mississippi State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 SEP 1844
    Event Place: Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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